Agencies involved in Public Distributed System

Agencies involved in PDS

Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu lays down policy for Public Distribution System in Tamil Nadu and is under the charge of Hon'ble Minister for Food and Consumer Protection and headed by a Secretary to Government. Following Departments are the major stakeholders for PDS in Tamil Nadu

1. Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department (CS&CPD): is headed by a Commissioner with 33 district offices and 269 taluk/zonal offices.
2. Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC): is responsible for procurement, movement and supply of essential commodities under PDS and is headed by a Managing Director.
3. Registry of Cooperative Societies (RCS): is responsible for running FPS through its cooperative societies in all districts and is headed by a Registrar aided by Joint Registrars in each district.
4. Civil Supplies C.I.D. is responsible for effective tightened enforcement and deterrent criminal action against persons involved in malpractices like smuggling, black marketing, hoarding, etc.
5. Ministry of Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution: in the Government of India is responsible for fixing procurement prices of food grains and allots subsidized food grains to the State Governments under PDS.
6. Food Corporation of India: is a Government of India organization that procures rice, wheat and other essential commodities from various states and moves them to states as per Ministry of Food allotment orders under PDS.